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Forty-three-bed treatment center cholera hospital Palmistes Our Lady of the island of La Tortue is currently empty. No patient suffering from cholera was presented to the CLC, "said the coordinator of the municipal health unit of the island. The last case, said the doctor, took place on 10 February. The epidemic has reached the island in November and sent to the grave a couple of people.
Deaths due to cholera, we can not count on the list of deaths at La Tortue. Cuban brigade attached to the CTC Palmistes can be assigned to other duties in the department of Northwest, 208 total deaths were recorded.
This patient is the zero mark prevention, awareness raising on the island. Ranger deployed in communal sections and partnership between the state and the nongovernmental organizations have contributed to this result.
Across the North-West, the epidemic of cholera has dropped dramatically. CTCs are becoming the cholera treatment units (UTC) and UTC, just points of oral rehydration, noted the departmental director of the Northwest, Dr. Lawrence Beauge.
The big drop in bacteria
"In Port-de-Paix, for two months, there is more death from cholera. There were two CLC, it remains one. Sometimes we go for days without receiving a single patient, only after the last rain we received for the entire department thirty patients, "says he.
At the height of the epidemic, between 80 and 100 patients received their solute serum arm in CTCs of Port-de-Paix. Four hundred to five hundred patients per day were bedridden in this department.
The epidemic of cholera began to hit the Northwest from 23 October. "Our first case was identified in Bassin Bleu, a patient returning from the Artibonite," said the doctor. The cholera has spread panic in the inaccessible areas providing fertile ground for its spread. Anse--Foleur has been hit hard. As Baie de Henne, Bombardopolis, Chansolme, Port de Paix, Trois-Rivires, Saint-Louis du Nord, the town of Mole St. Nicolas. To provide a response during the emergency phase, throughout the Northwest there were seven CTC UTC 10 September and a dozen stations rehydration.
The director believes that the county department of North-West past the Cape of urgency. "Now we must enter the consolidation phase. "For consolidation, it means the construction of latrines, water system for drinking water, hygiene measures and the continuing program of public education.
Already, several partners of the Ministry of Health made a withdrawal of their personnel was distributed in the municipalities most affected. Among those partners who have done great work, he cites the Cuban cooperation, Doctors Without Borders, International Medical Corps, Management Science of Health (MSH), which oversees the health professionals and so on.
"For about four weeks, the ten communes of the Northwest, we found a significant reduction in mortality due to cholera. It is a combination of factors and interventions. We have focused in four areas of management of cholera: the hospital management and community awareness and prevention, distribution through integrated care between community and health officials, staff training and service community staff. We have implemented 1050 Ranger ten municipalities in the department. "What is the role of these Rangers? "They are awareness, disinfection of dead bodies, habitats, water points and the mass distribution of chlorinated products of oral rehydration salts, etc.. "Notes Dr. Beauge.
The fight against cholera is just beginning because there is no way out for the tenacious bacterium is endemic, which is decreasing only to good hygiene measures. Haiti Cholera
